North Dakota: Thrivent + LDR = Flood Relief
The Bismarck Tribune had an article on Monday that highlighted some pretty great work being done by a local Thrivent chapter on behalf of those affected by flooding in Bismarck and Minot. Members of Burleigh County Chapter are organizing a...
West Africa: 12th Situation Report from LWF
A new situation report from the Lutheran World Federation includes updates on their work in Mauritania with Malian refugees at Camp Mberre and their work with the Lutheran Church in Senegal. In Camp Mberre they are working to provide enough...
LWF: *New* Emergency Response Newsletter
The Lutheran World Federation has been working to revamp how it responds to disasters and emergencies within the countries and regions of the world in which it works. One of the first steps in the process has been to set...
Minot, ND: LDR Involved in Discussion of Billion Dollar Shortfall
The Minot Daily News had a good piece last week that in part highlights the role of Lutheran Disaster Response work in the long process of disaster response. The topic of the article is a discussion of the Minot Unmet...
Pennsylvania: Camp Noah Program
The Daily Review newspaper out of Pennsylvania had a great article about Lutheran Disaster Response (how our domestic disaster response program is known) bringing a Camp Noah program to the area to help following the flooding of Hurricane Irene and...
Indonesia: Finalized Update on 11 April 2012 Earthquake
Sherry Panggabean has put together a finalized report on the earthquake and subsequent aftershocks that struck off the west coast of Sumatra yesterday. It has a good map showing where the quakes happened and is a much appreciated update on...